A new Cingular survey affirms men continue to hold the title of top wireless talkers - for the third year in a row.
For the third year in a row, men prove to be the most garrulous in the wireless world. Men talk 14 percent more on their wireless phones than do women, according to a survey conducted for Cingular Wireless, with men using their mobile phones an average of 438 minutes a month, compared to an average of 377 minutes a month for women.
While men gab more, women certainly aren't doltish when it comes to wireless. On average, the survey showed men and women using mobile phones for 406 minutes each month (nearly seven hours). Women clearly dominated traditional home phone use in 2001 and 2002 when they talked on home phones 52.6 percent more than guys, but the men are catching up in 2003. Men now talk on their home phones 314 minutes a month, versus 551 minutes a month for women - shortening the gap to a 43 percent difference.
Apparently, there is little difference between men and women using gaming features - however, approximately six percent of women, compared to three percent of men, use the gaming feature frequently on their wireless phones.
Other differences among the sexes include women using their mobile phones to talk to friends and family more than men do, as 80 percent of conversations by females are for friendly chat versus 67 percent for men. Men, on their side, use their mobile phones more for business with 30 percent of their conversations taking place on this particular topic compared to 18 percent for women.
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